Political Constitution of the United Mexican States

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constitution legal document supreme law

The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the supreme legal framework that establishes Mexico’s federal structure, government institutions, and fundamental rights of its citizens.

Aliases (15)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution → legal document → supreme law →
adoptedOn	1917-02-05 →
cameIntoForceOn	1917-05-01 →
cityOfAdoption	Santiago de Querétaro →
containsArticle	Article 1 → Article 123 → Article 27 → Article 3 →
containsTitle	Title Eight → Title Eleven → Title Five → Title Four → Title Nine → Title One → Title Seven → Title Six → Title Ten → Title Thirteen → Title Three → Title Twelve → Title Two →
country	Mexico →
definesGovernmentBranch	executive branch → judicial branch → legislative branch →
definesStateStructure	federal system →
draftedDuring	Constituent Congress of 1916–1917 →
establishesExecutiveOffice	President of the United Mexican States →
establishesJudicialBody	Council of the Federal Judiciary → Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation →
establishesLegislativeChamber	Chamber of Deputies → Senate of the Republic →
establishesLegislature	Congress of the Union →
guaranteesRight	freedom of expression → freedom of religion → labor rights → right to education → right to health → social rights →
hasAmendments	numerous constitutional reforms →
jurisdiction	United Mexican States →
language	Spanish →
legalStatus	supreme law of Mexico →
legalSystemFamily	civil law →
nativeName	Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos →
placeOfAdoption	Querétaro →
promulgatedBy	Venustiano Carranza →
recognizesSubdivisionType	Mexico City → federal entities → states →
replaced	Constitution of 1857 →
setsGovernmentForm	federal republic →
shortName	Constitution of 1917 →
subjectOf	Mexican constitutional law →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Congress of the Union → Governor of Veracruz ("Constitution of Mexico") → Mexican immigration authorities ("Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos") → Municipal government of Monterrey ("Constitution of the United Mexican States") → Secretariat of Health (Mexico) ("Mexican Constitution") → Secretariat of Public Education (Mexico) → Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico) → Secretariat of the Navy ("Constitution of Mexico") → Senate of the Republic of Mexico → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("Constitution of Mexico") →	legalBasis
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) ("Constitution of Mexico") → First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico) ("Constitution of Mexico") → Mexican Congress ("Constitution of 1917 (Mexico)") → SCJN ("Constitution of Mexico") → Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("Constitution of 1917 of Mexico") →	establishedBy
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) → Chamber of Deputies of Mexico → Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("Constitution of the United Mexican States") → Senate of the Republic (Mexico) →	constitutionalBasis
Constitution of 1857 ("Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857") → Constitution of 1857 ("Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1857") →	alsoKnownAs
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) ("Title Three, Chapter II of the Mexican Constitution") → President of Mexico ("Article 80 of the Constitution of Mexico") →	constitutionalArticle
Vice President of the United Mexican States ("Constitution of 1857 of Mexico") → Vice President of the United Mexican States ("Constitution of 1917 of Mexico") →	officeAbolishedUnder
First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico) →	applies
Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ("Constitution of Mexico") →	appliesLaw
President of Mexico →	constitutingInstrument
Afro-Mexicans ("Article 2 of the Mexican Constitution") →	constitutionalArticleMention
Constitution of 1857 ("Constitution of 1917") →	followedBy
Government of Mexico →	foundationDocument
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico) →	governedBy
Plenary of the Supreme Court →	governingLaw
Judicial Branch of Mexico →	hasConstitutionalBasis
Federal Judiciary Council →	hasLegalBasisIn
SCJN ("Constitution of Mexico") →	interprets
Mexican Revolution ("Constitution of Mexico of 1917") →	keyDocument
BdM ("Constitution of Mexico") →	legalAuthority
Plaza de la Constitución ("Constitution of Mexico") →	namedAfter
Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ("Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos") →	nativeName
Government of Mexico City ("Constitution of Mexico") →	operatesUnder
indigenous peoples of Mexico ("Constitution of Mexico") →	recognizedBy
Carlos Salinas de Gortari ("Article 27 of the Constitution of Mexico") →	reformed
Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico ("Mexican Constitution") →	relatedTo
Mexican Revolution ("Constitution of 1917") →	result
Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ("Constitution of 1917") →	shortName
Governor of Veracruz ("Constitution of Mexico") →	subordinateTo